| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Lincolnshire, Waddington |
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| Accession Number | SUK12466 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of No. 467 Squadron, RAAF, meet the Duke of Gloucester during his visit to RAF Station ...
Description
Members of No. 467 Squadron, RAAF, meet the Duke of Gloucester during his visit to RAF Station Waddington, Lincolnshire, England. From left to right: 21977 Wing Commander William Lloyd Brill DSO DFC and Bar, Squadron Commander, of Grong Grong, NSW; His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester; 425278 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Roland Reginald Cowan, of Caloundra,NSW; 422779 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Andrew Leslie West, of Sydney, NSW; 426377 Flt Sgt Paul Francis O'Connell, shaking hands, of Toowoomba, Qld; Sergeant Harry Kitchener Feltham, RAF; 423639 Flt Sgt Herbert Kenith Brown, of Werribee, Vic. Flt Lt Cowan, aged 25, Flt Sgt West, aged 21, Flt Sgt O'Connell, aged 23, Sgt Feltham, Flt Sgt Brown, aged 21, with Sgt Jack Sheffield, RAF, and 429503 Flt Sgt Arthur Albert Summers, were the crew of Lancaster ND 729 radio call sign PO-L. On the night of 24 June 1944, ND 729 left RAF Waddington to bomb flying bomb launch sites at Prouville, France. The aircraft was hit by flak and broke up over Mareuil-Caubert, France. All seven were killed.